2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

Bobbie Lewis Quality News

Redkirk Warrior has returned to racing for a dominant win in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) down the famous Flemington straight this afternoon. Redkirk Warrior posted an incredible first-up win in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) first-up in autumn and appeared on track to repeat that performance this afternoon after jumping well…

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne around mid September on Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

Open to horses aged four years and older, the Bobbie Lewis Quality Handicap usually draws a field of talented sprinters. Run down the famous Flemington straight over 1200m, the Bobbie Lewis Quality is a fast-paced clash with barriers not really a factor in determining the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au. There is a total of $200,000 prize money available making it a lucrative lead-up to the Melbourne Group 1 spring sprints.

Horses that run in the Bobbie Lewis Quality usually do so as part of an extended spring campaign. Horses who put on a good show over 1200m and who tend to prefer the straight at Flemington are often entered into this event in the hope of victory on a familiar track. Those runners that are successful in the Bobbie Lewis Quality have a myriad of options to go on to, including possibly Randwick’s $10 million The Everest (1200m) four weeks later.

If being kept to shorter distances, Bobbie Lewis Quality graduates often head to Moonee Valley for a race like the Group 1 Mankiato Stakes (1200m) on Cox Plate Eve.

2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality Results

1st: #3 Redkirk Warrior

2nd: #2 Scales Of Justice

3rd: #12 Land Of Plenty

Check out the full Bobbie Lewis Quality 2017 Results & Finishing Orderbelow, following the link to read more on the courageous two and a half length win by the favourite Redkirk Warrior at the same track / distance the Hong Kong expat won the Newmarket Handicap over in the autumn.

Place

#

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Margin

Br.

Wgt.

SP

1

3

REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Regan Bayliss

–

4

57kg

$4F

2

2

SCALES OF JUSTICE

Lindsey Smith

Brad Rawiller

2.5L

9

57.5kg

$4.80

3

12

LAND OF PLENTY

Grahame Begg

Beau Mertens (a)

3.25L

5

53kg

$20

4

4

VOODOO LAD

Darren Weir

Damian Lane

4.5L

2

56.5kg

$4.20

5

10

ATTENTION

Peter & Paul Snowden

Kerrin McEvoy

5.25L

3

53kg

$26

6

1

LUCKY HUSSLER

Darren Weir

Mark Zahra

6.75L

11

58kg

$26

7

6

JAPONISME

Chris Waller

Ben Melham

6.95L

6

55kg

$15

8

9

SO SI BON

Robbie Laing

Craig Williams

7.25L

8

53kg

$8

9

11

LIZARD ISLAND

Pat Hyland

Jye McNeil

8.75L

1

53kg

$201

10

5

BURNING FRONT

Darren Weir

John Allen

9.15L

7

56kg

$41

11

8

SAVILE ROW (NZ)

Michael Moroney

Stephen Baster

9.25L

12

53kg

$10

12

7

SARACINO (NZ)

Michael Moroney

Michael Dee

13.75L

10

53kg

$51

2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality Betting

The spring’s best Bobbie Lewis Quality 2017 odds and Flemington betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality Field

Each September the Bobbie Lewis Quality field attracts a smart line-up of sprint types, many kicking off their new season campaigns. If not racing first-up in the Bobbie Lewis Quality field, horses may come into the ‘Straight Six’ showdown via a lead-up run in something like the Group 3 The Heath 1100m at Caulfield a fortnight earlier.

The official Bobbie Lewis Quality field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

The 2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality Final Field & Barrier Draw is now out with a dozen hopefuls in the mix including Darren Weir’s last start The Heath winner Voodoo Lad and possible The Everest hopeful Redkirk Warrior who won the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at this track / distance.

#

Form (Last 10)

Horse

Trainer

Jockey

Barrier

Weight

Hcp. Rating

1

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LUCKY HUSSLER

Darren Weir

Mark Zahra

11

58kg

111

2

21112x211x

SCALES OF JUSTICE

Lindsey Smith

Brad Rawiller

9

57.5kg

110

3

x5x21x105x

REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

Regan Bayliss

4

57kg

109

4

1210x257x1

VOODOO LAD

Darren Weir

Damian Lane

2

56.5kg

108

5

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BURNING FRONT

Darren Weir

John Allen

7

56kg

107

6

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JAPONISME

Chris Waller

Ben Melham

6

55kg

105

7

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SARACINO (NZ)

Michael Moroney

Michael Dee

10

53kg

99

8

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SAVILE ROW (NZ)

Michael Moroney

Stephen Baster

12

53kg

98

9

44x4030x22

SO SI BON

Robbie Laing

Craig Williams

8

53kg

95

10

0x5240x48x

ATTENTION

Peter & Paul Snowden

Kerrin McEvoy

3

53kg

90

11

1228x4x90x

LIZARD ISLAND

Pat Hyland

Jye McNeil

1

53kg

88

12

429x3380x5

LAND OF PLENTY

Grahame Begg

Beau Mertens (a)

5

53kg

71

2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality Nominations

The 2017 Bobbie Lewis Quality nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be provided below once released by Racing Victoria.

#

Form (Last 10)

Horse

Sex

Age

Trainer

Ballot

Weight

Hcp. Rating

1

1x47x3231x

CHAUTAUQUA

G

7

Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes

1

60kg

118

2

9x791x705x

LUCKY HUSSLER

G

8

Darren Weir

2

58kg

111

3

21112x211x

SCALES OF JUSTICE

G

5

Lindsey Smith

3

57.5kg

110

4

x5x21x105x

REDKIRK WARRIOR (GB)

G

7

David & B Hayes & T Dabernig

4

57kg

109

5

1210x257x1

VOODOO LAD

G

6

Darren Weir

5

56.5kg

108

6

111114119x

BURNING FRONT

G

7

Darren Weir

6

56kg

107

7

39x650980x

JAPONISME

G

5

Chris Waller

7

55kg

105

8

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MOST IMPORTANT

G

5

Tony Gollan

8

53.5kg

102

9

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MIO DIO

G

7

Will Clarken

9

53kg

100

10

68x43816x8

SARACINO (NZ)

H

4

Michael Moroney

10

53kg

99

11

1x6321220x

SAVILE ROW (NZ)

H

4

Michael Moroney

11

53kg

98

12

44x4030x22

SO SI BON

H

4

Robbie Laing

12

53kg

95

13

0x5240x48x

ATTENTION

H

4

Peter & Paul Snowden

13

53kg

90

14

1228x4x90x

LIZARD ISLAND

G

5

Pat Hyland

14

53kg

88

15

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MR SNEAKY

G

4

Anthony Freedman

15

53kg

83

16

429x3380x5

LAND OF PLENTY

H

4

Grahame Begg

16

53kg

71

Bobbie Lewis Quality History

The Bobbie Lewis Quality is named after celebrated Victorian jockey Bobby Lewis. Born in 1878, Bobby Lewis rode for over forty years and in that time won over 900 races. He retired at the age of 60 in 1938 and was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2002. Bobby Lewis is one of only two jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups and he has won more VRC Derbies, VRC Oaks and SAJC St Legers than any other jockey. Bobby Lewis passed away in 1947.

Inaugurated in 1974, the Bobbie Lewis Quality has quite an extensive history of entertaining races and talented winners. The Bobbie Lewis Quality has been known by a variety of names, including the Pat Lalor Quality (1996), Sebel of Melbourne Quality 1200 (1997), Gateway Suites Quality (1998-2000) and Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (2009). Initially a Principal Race, the Bobbie Lewis Quality was upgraded to listed event in 1979 and then a Group 3 event in 1986. In 2015 the Bobbie Lewis Quality was again upgraded to Group 2.